Android/Trojan.HiddenAds.BiRa

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Short bio

Android/Trojan.HiddenAds.BiRa is Malwarebytes’ detection name for a trojan for the Android platform that poses as a game and requests device administrator rights during install.

Malicious behavior

Android/Trojan.HiddenAds.BiRa requests device administrator rights with permission to Lock the screen

Consequently it will display annoying lock screen advetisements that take up the whole screen.

Protection

Malwarebytes detects this applications as Android/Trojan.HiddenAds.BiRa.

Home remediation

It is advisable to let Malwarebytes for Android, which detects this as Android/Trojan.HiddenAds.BiRa, remove the app. If you do it manually you will have to remove the device administrator rights.